Tools & Resources
Conducting Focus Groups
This tool (from Community Tool Box) describes strategies for holding small group discussions to hear feedback on specific issues and to guide future action.
It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under...
Public Forums and Listening Sessions
This tool (from Community Tool Box) describes methods for holding public meetings to secure citizen feedback on health issues.
Find it in:
Assess Needs & Resources under Collect Your Own Data
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Use the Data
This tool (from CHR&R) provides suggestions for finding more detailed information about key areas in your community’s rankings.
Focus Group Analysis Guidance
This modifiable tool (from NACCHO) describes the Healthy!CapitalCounties (MI) plan for analyzing focus group data, including their overarching goal, coding procedures, and data organization plan.
Quality of Life Survey
This tool (from NACCHO) is an example of a “Quality of Life” survey issued to residents of counties that are part of the East Central Kansas Public Health Coalition.
Photovoice Tool
This modifiable tool (from NACCHO and East Central Kansas Public Health Coalition) describes Photovoice project guidelines for participants. It also contains example consent forms.
It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under...
Healthy Livable Cattaraugus County Asset Survey
This tool (from Cattaraugus County (NY) Health Department) helped Cattaraugus County, N.Y. build a complete picture, gain some early wins, and move into a priority setting process that is engaging the community. It can be adapted by any community. It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under...
Identifying Community Assets and Resources
This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides some specific techniques not only to help you identify community assets but ideas for how to use them as well. It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under Identify community assets and resources.
Community Assets Brainstorm Exercise
This tool (from Healthy People 2020) is a two-page exercise that gives guidance for a brainstorming exercise to identify your community’s strengths. The Healthy People 2020 website and its contents have now been archived; this resource is included in the archived content.
Community Health Needs Assessment: chna.org
This tool (from Community Commons and other partners) is a free web-based platform designed to assist hospitals and organizations seeking to better understand the needs and assets of their communities and to collaborate to make measurable improvements in community health and well-being. It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources...